Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has declared that the Minority in Parliament will fiercely resist the passage of the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, describing it as dangerous and a potential tool for silencing dissent.
Speaking in an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story on Monday, October 27, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah said the Minority caucus is united in its opposition to the bill and will use every legal and parliamentary avenue to prevent its enactment in its current form.
“As a member of the Minority engaging the sentiments within our caucus, I am clear that if this finds its way onto the floor, there will be fierce resistance. I am very sure that the Minority will employ every legal avenue available to ensure that these draft provisions do not become part of the laws of the Republic of Ghana,” he stressed.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah cautioned that the proposed law poses grave dangers to free expression and civic activism.
“It is dangerous. Today, you may think it doesn’t affect you. Tomorrow, when they are using this law to put you in jail for up to 10 years because you wrote something, then you’ll realise that this advocacy that we are doing is in your interest,” the former Information Minister warned.
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The Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks to update the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038), to address emerging online threats, enhance Ghana’s digital security infrastructure, and expand enforcement powers for state agencies.
However, the government has come under mounting pressure from civil society organizations, digital rights advocates, and the Minority in Parliament, who argue that the bill—if passed—could be weaponized to stifle online expression and intimidate critics.
The bill is currently before Parliament’s Communications Committee for consideration, with public consultations expected to continue in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation, which is sponsoring the legislation, maintains that the amendments are intended to safeguard Ghana’s cyberspace and protect citizens from online abuse and cybercrime, not to suppress free speech.
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